Dish-receptacle.



M. E. BOIGE.

DISH REOEPTAGLB. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 5, 1912.

" Patented June 4, 1912.

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M. EL BOIGB.

DISH REGEPTAGLE.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.5, 1912.

1,028,320. Patented June 4, 1912.

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a Home OFlC MARY E. BOIGE, OF ALEXANDER, NORTH DAKOTA.

DISH-RECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 4, 1912.

Application filed February 5, 1912. Serial No. 675,436.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY E. Boron, a citizen of the United States,residing at Alexander, in the county of McKenzie and State of NorthDakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDish-Receptacles, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanyin drawings.

Ifly invention relates to new and useful improvements in the art ofkitchen and table articles and more particularly to a dish rinsing anddrying device, and my object is to provide a device within which dishes,knives, forks, spoons and the like may be rinsed and upon which saidarticles may be dried.

A further object of the invention resides in providing a device whichmay be readily introduced within a dishpan in order that the articlescarrled within said device may be rinsed, and a still further objectresides in providing means for supporting the device after removing fromthe dishpan so that the articles carried thereon may be dried.

A still further object of the invention resides in providing a devicecomposed entirely of wire, the same being provided with wire hoops, withwire sides and bottom, which wires are interwoven and soldered atconvenient points to gi\ e the device strength and rigidity, and afurther object resides in forming the device into a combineddislirinsing basket or the like and dish-drying tray therefor.

Another object of the invention resides in providing a device which isextremely simple and durable in construction, inexpensive tomanufacture, and one which is very efficient and useful in operation.

lVith these and other objects in View, my invention consists in thenovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts aswill be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in thespecification and claims.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, Figure 1is a top plan View of the device. Fig. .2 is a vertical sectiontherethrough as seen on line '2- Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlargedfragmentary section through the device. showing the particulararrangement of wires. and, Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective viewshowing a slightly modified form of supporting member for the device.

In carrying out my invention, I shall refer to the drawing in whichsimilar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views and in which 1 and 2 indicate, respectively, the lowerand upper hoops of a wire basket, the lower hoop being of smallerdiameter than the upper and provided with a plurality of interwovenwires 3, the ends of which are bent into engagement with said hoop l andsoldered for rigidity, and forming the sides of the basket between theupper and lower hoops thereof, are the interwoven substantially verticaland horizontal wires 5 and 4, the vertical wires being bent at theirlower ends around the hoop l and also soldered thereto, while the upperends of the same are extended over the upper hoop 2 and project radiallyand horizontally therefrom. The interwoven wires 3 with the hoop 1, forma bottom for the basket, while the interwoven wires 5 and 4 form sidesfor the same, it being understood that this basket will permit ofdishes, knives and forks and the like being rinsed therein while thedevice is placed within a dish-pan, and I have provided for the dryingof the articles rinsed within this basket by forming a tray thereon. Tothis end, I provide an additional hoop 6 which is of a larger diameterthan the hoop 2 and disposed on the same horizontal plane therewith,said hoop 6 receiving in engagement therewith, the wires 5 which areextended over the hoop 2, said extensions 5 of the wires continuingupwardly from the hoop 6, to be bent in engagement and soldered with anadditional hoop 8 which is of a larger diameter than the hoop 6 anddisposed some distance thereabove.

From this construction. it will be seen that the basket formed by thelower and upper hoops 1 and 2, respectively, the bottom wires 3 and theside wires 4. and 5 will permit of the articles being rinsed thereinwhile said basket is disposed within the dish-pan or the like. and thatportion of the same formed by the horizontal and upward tXi(ll\lHll\'ot' the wires 5 and the lower and upper hoops (t and 8 will permit ofthe articles being placed thereon after being rinsed. in order to dry.To this extent, this latter portion of the device forms a drying tray,and in order to prevent articles placed thereon from passing to thebasket I provide a fender or the like which comprises a hoop member 9 ofa diameter substantially the same as the hoop 2, which isflsupportedimmediately above said hoop 2 by means of the supporting wires 10, saidlatter wires being bent into engagement with the hoop 9 at their upperends, while the lower portions of the same are soldered or otherwisesecured to the hoop 2.

As stated above, this device may be introduced in a dish-pan or otherreceptacle so that the water therein may be used for the rinsing of thearticles carried within the basket ortion of the device, and in order toprovide a support-ing means for the device while in the referred toposition and also to support the device after being removed from thedish-pan, I provide a hoop or base member 11, with which areengagedatregular intervals therearound, a plurality of arms 12, saidarms being bent around said hoop 11 to form a pivotal connectiontherewith. The upper end of each arm 12 is bent and curved lnwardly toform a substantial hook portion 13, which hook portions of said arms 12are adapted to receive in engagement therewith, the upper hoop 8 of thedrying tray, and in order to retain these arms 12 in a substantiallyvertical position so as to position the device above the base hoop 11and prevent any wabbling of the device when set up, I ing braces 14, one0 which is pivotally mounted to each of the arms 12 ad acent its lowerend. These braces 14 are adapted to be disposed in their extendedpositions by means of coil spring members 15 which are engaged,respectively, with the arms 12 and braces 14, but in order to retainsaid braces against the arms 12 when the device is not in use, I providethe ring members 16 loosely disposed on the arms 12 which may be drawnover the braces 14 to retain the same against the arms 12. Thus, thedevice for rmsing and drying the dishes and other articles, may bereadily supported above the dishpan so that portions of the basket maybe disposed thercwithin and may also be supported beyond the dish-panafter the rinsing has been completed, by merely setting up thesupporting device. While this supporting device, as described, is theessential form of the device, I have also provided a modified form whichcomprises a base hoop 11' to which is secured the lower ends of aplurality of supporting arms 12, the lower ends of said arms 12' beingbent in engagement with the hoop 11 and soldered thereto, while theupper ends of the same are bent in enagement and soldered with a hoop8', said 00p 8 representing the upper hoop of the drymg tray of thedevice. These arms 12 bemgsoldered, as described, to the hoops.

11' and 8',

will rigidly support the device at all times.

rovide the support-.

In order that the device may be carried from place to place and handledquite readily, the handle members 17 are provided which are carried onthe upper hoop 8 at diametrically opposite points thereon. While suchhandle members are not shown in the modified form, it will be understoodthat the same are also provided, and in fact, all matter other than thesupporting device, as shown in the preferred form, is also provided inthis modified form, it being understood that the modification is merelyas 'regards the siipportin arms.

In practice, when 1t is-desired to use the preferred form of myinvention, the arms 12 of the supporting members are brought to asubstantially vertical position and the upper hoop 8 engaged with thehoop portions 13 of said arms, whereupon the bases 14 on the arms 12 areallowed to be disposed to their extended positions thereby supportingthe arms in their vertical positions when the braces are positioned on asupport. The vain the basket portion of the device and the completedevice disposed over a dish-pan or other receptaclecontaining water, sothat the base hoop 11 encircles the receptacle whilethe basket portionof the device is artially introduced therewithin. It will e understoodthat the braces resting on the support upon which the base hoop 11 ismounted, will rigidly support the arms 12, which will permit the deviceproper to be properly carried thereon, and the articles within thebasket may then be thoroughly rinsed, and as the rinsing of each iscompleted, said articles are placed on the tray of the device. In thisconnection, I prefer to use various cloths which are to be disposed onthe wires 5 forming the base or flooring of the tray, so that the dropsof water dripping from the articles will pass to these cloths to beabsorbed thereby. When all the articles have been rinsed and placed uponthe tray, the complete device may be lifted from its position over thereceptacle and supported in any other place, whatsoever, to allow thearticles to completely dry: in their positions onthe tray. As stated,the operation of this device, as described, has connection with thepreferred form, that is the knockdown supporting means for the device,but it will be understood that in the modified form wherein thesupporting means is formed rigid with the ba et and tray portion of thedevice, the operation will be the same as in the other form except forthe fact that there will be no necesslty for the setting up of thesupporting means. In the preferred form, after the dishes and otherarticles have been 'thoro'u hly dried by being allowed to stand upon t etray, the same ma be removed therefrom to their properp aces, and therious articles to be rinsed may then be placed device knocked down andplaced away for further use. In the folding of the device, it will beseen that after the basket and tray portion of the device has beenremoved from the supporting device, the braces 14 may be brought totheir contracted positions against the arms 12, whereupon said arms maybe folded against the hoop 11 and with the other portion of the device,compactly placed away for further use.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided a simple,durable, inexpensive and eflicient means for carrying out the object ofthe invention, and while I have particularly described the elements mostwell adapted to perform the functions set forth, it is obvious thatvarious changes in form, proportion and in the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the principles of the invention.

What I claim is 1. A rinsing and dryin device, comprising a receptacleformed 0 wire, a tray port1on formed at the upper end thereof, andasupporting means for the device.

2. A rinsing and drying device, comprising a receptacle formed of wire,a tray formed on the upper portion of said receptacle, and supportingmeans for the device, said supporting means so disposing the device asto position the lower portion of the receptacle above the base portionof the supporting means.

3. A device of the class described, comprising a wire receptacle, a trayportion also formed of wire and surrounding the upper portion of saidreceptacle, and a supporting means for the device comprising a baseportion, and arms carried thereon engaging said tray, said supportingmeans so disposing the device as to position the lower portion of thereceptacle above the base portion of the supporting means.

4. A device of the class described, comprising a receptacle formed ofwire, a tray portion formed at the upper end thereof and surrounding thesame, certain of the wires forming the sides of said receptacle beingcontinued to form the base portion and sides of said tray, a supportingmeans comprising a hoop, and arms carried thereon and engaged with theupper portion of the tray, said supporting means so positioning thedevice as to position the lower portion of the device above the baseportion of the supporting means.

5. A device of the class described, comprising a wire receptacle, a trayalso formed of Wire and surrounding the upper portion of the receptacle,asupporting means for the device comprising a base hoop, arms pivotallycarried thereon, the upper ends of said arms being adapted forengagement with the upper portion of said tray, and means to supportsaid arms in their uprlght positions.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

MARY E. BOICE.

Witnesses:

G. V. WEBER, J. STOFNE.

